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- the present disclosure relates to a plasticizing device, an injection molding machine, and a three-dimensional shaping apparatus.
- JP-A-2010-241016 discloses a plasticizing feeder that includes a rotor (flat screw) on which a spiral groove is formed, and a barrel that is provided with a communication hole in a central portion thereof and is provided at a position in contact with an end surface of the rotor.
- the material may flow backward in a plasticizing device including a flat screw in the related art, such as the flat screw disclosed in JP-A-2010-241016.
- a capacity of supplying the material to the communication hole is reduced.
- the plasticizing device is used in an injection molding machine or a three-dimensional shaping apparatus, a supply of the material may be poor.
- An object of the present disclosure is to prevent a material from flowing backward in a plasticizing device that moves the material by rotating a flat screw that faces a barrel and on which a spiral groove is formed.
- a first facing region and a second facing region that is closer to the central portion than the first facing region are provided between the groove forming surface and the facing surface.
- a second gap that is a gap between the groove forming surface and the facing surface in the second facing region is larger than a first gap that is a gap between the groove forming surface and the facing surface in the first facing region.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing a configuration of a three-dimensional shaping apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing a screw of the three-dimensional shaping apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view showing a state in which a solid material is filled in the screw of the three-dimensional shaping apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view showing a barrel of the three-dimensional shaping apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic front view showing the screw and the barrel of the three-dimensional shaping apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic front view showing a state in which three-dimensional shaping is performed using the three-dimensional shaping apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic enlarged front view showing apart of the barrel of the three-dimensional shaping apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view showing a barrel of a three-dimensional shaping apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic front view showing a screw and a barrel of a three-dimensional shaping apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic front view showing a configuration of an injection molding machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic front view showing a screw and a barrel of a three-dimensional shaping apparatus according to a reference example.
- a plasticizing device that plasticizes a solid material.
- the plasticizing device includes a drive motor, a screw rotated along a rotation axis of the drive motor and having a groove forming surface on which a groove is formed, a barrel having a facing surface facing the groove forming surface and provided with a communication hole in a central portion thereof, and a heating unit configured to heat at least one of the screw and the barrel.
- a first facing region and a second facing region that is closer to the central portion than the first facing region are provided between the groove forming surface and the facing surface.
- a second gap that is a gap between the groove forming surface and the facing surface in the second facing region is larger than a first gap that is a gap between the groove forming surface and the facing surface in the first facing region.
- the first facing region and the second facing region that is provided at a position closer to a central portion side than a position of the first facing region and in which a gap between the groove forming surface and the facing surface is larger than that in the first facing region.
- the second gap becomes large toward the central portion, and in a cross section along a rotation axis direction that is a direction in which the rotation axis extends, at least one of the groove forming surface and the facing surface corresponding to the first facing region is inclined at a first angle with respect to an intersecting direction intersecting perpendicularly with the rotation axis direction, at least one of the groove forming surface and the facing surface corresponding to the second facing region is inclined at a second angle with respect to the intersecting direction, and the first angle and the second angle are different angles.
- the gap between the groove forming surface and the facing surface in the second facing region becomes large toward the central portion side, in the second facing region, the material is easily concentrated toward the central portion where the communication hole is provided. Therefore, the material can be prevented from flowing backward in the second facing region.
- the second angle is larger than 0° and is 5° or less.
- an inclination angle in the second facing region is 5° or less, so that the second gap can be prevented from becoming too large.
- convection may occur in the second facing region, causing the material to flow backward.
- a backflow of the material caused by the occurrence of the convection in the second facing region can be prevented.
- a boundary between the first facing region and the second facing region in the intersecting direction is at a position satisfies a relationship indicated by the following expression (1)
- La represents a linear distance from an outer end portion of the groove forming surface or the facing surface to a rotation center of the rotation axis in the intersecting direction
- Lb represents a linear distance from the outer end portion to the boundary in the intersecting direction
- a ratio of the linear distance from the outer end portion where the screw and the barrel face each other in the intersecting direction to a boundary portion between the first facing region and the second facing region with respect to the linear distance from the outer end portion where the screw and the barrel face each other in the intersecting direction to the rotation center of the screw is 1/3 or more and 1/2.5 or less.
- the ratio is too large, it may be difficult to concentrate the material from the first facing region to the second facing region, and when the ratio is too small, it may be difficult to concentrate the material toward the central portion in the second facing region.
- such adverse effects can be prevented by setting the ratio to 1/3 or more and 1/2.5 or less.
- the facing surface has a first facing surface located in the first facing region and a second facing surface located in the second facing region, and the first facing surface is inclined at the first angle and the second facing surface is inclined at the second angle.
- the first facing surface and the second facing surface are formed on the facing surface, so that the first facing region and the second facing region can be formed.
- the first facing surface is an inclined surface on which the first gap becomes small toward the central portion side
- the second facing surface is an inclined surface on which the second gap becomes large toward the central portion side
- the first facing surface is an inclined surface on which the first gap becomes small toward the central portion side.
- a groove becomes shallow toward a central portion side, that is, a rib forming the groove becomes lower toward the central portion side, so that a central portion is recessed with respect to an outer side. Therefore, on the first facing surface, the gap between the groove forming surface and the facing surface is narrower, that is, the gap is prevented from becoming too large as compared with the general screw, so that a backflow of the material caused by the occurrence of the convection can be prevented.
- the groove forming surface has a first groove forming surface located in the first facing region and a second groove forming surface located in the second facing region, the first groove forming surface is inclined at the first angle, and the second groove forming surface is inclined at the second angle.
- the first groove forming surface and the second groove forming surface are formed on the groove forming surface, so that the first facing region and the second facing region can be formed.
- the groove forming surface includes a protruding portion that protrudes toward the communication hole of the barrel.
- a protrusion is provided in the central portion of the screw, so that the material can be efficiently supplied to the communication hole.
- the heating unit is a circular heating unit provided at a position overlapping the second facing region in a cross section perpendicular to the direction in which the rotation axis extends.
- the heating unit since the heating unit has a circular shape and is provided at the position overlapping the second facing region, the material can be efficiently heated and plasticized.
- An injection molding machine includes the plasticizing device according to the first aspect, and an injection unit configured to inject a material plasticized by the plasticizing device into a mold.
- the material can be prevented from flowing backward and the plasticized material can be injected from the injection unit.
- a three-dimensional shaping apparatus includes the plasticizing device according to the first aspect, and a discharge unit configured to discharge a material plasticized by the plasticizing device toward a table to shape a three-dimensional shaped object on the table.
- the material can be prevented from flowing backward and a three-dimensional shaped object can be shaped.
- an X axis direction is a horizontal direction
- a Y axis direction is a horizontal direction and is a direction orthogonal to the X axis direction
- a Z axis direction is a vertical direction
- Three-dimensional shaping apparatus 100 in a first embodiment including a plasticizing device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure refers to formation of a so-called three-dimensional shaped object, and includes, for example, formation of a shape having a thickness even in a so-called two-dimensional shape such as a flat plate shape and a shape formed of, for example, one layer.
- “Support” means supporting from a side and supporting from an upper side depending on circumstances in addition to supporting from a lower side.
- the plasticizing device 1 in the three-dimensional shaping apparatus 100 includes a hopper 2 that accommodates pellets 19 serving as a solid material for forming a three-dimensional shaped object.
- the pellets 19 accommodated in the hopper 2 are supplied, via a supply pipe 3 , to a circumferential surface 4 a of a screw 4 that is a substantially cylindrical flat screw.
- a spiral groove 4 b extending from the circumferential surface 4 a to a central portion Cp is formed in a groove forming surface 18 that is a bottom surface of the screw 4 .
- a rib 4 d formed along with the formation of the groove 4 b forms the groove forming surface 18 . Since the plasticizing device 1 according to the present embodiment has such a configuration, when the screw 4 is rotated by a drive motor 6 shown in FIG. 1 with a direction along the z axis direction as a rotation axis, the pellets 19 are sent from the circumferential surface 4 a to the central portion Cp, as shown in FIG. 3 .
- FIG. 3 Although not shown in FIG.
- the central portion Cp is a portion corresponding to a periphery of a rotation center C (see FIG. 7 ) of the screw 4 as viewed from the direction along the Z axis direction, and also refers to a central portion of a barrel 5 to be described later, in addition to the central portion of the screw 4 .
- the barrel 5 is provided at a position facing the groove forming surface 18 of the screw 4 with a predetermined gap.
- a circular heater 7 A serving as a heating unit 7 is provided in the vicinity of a facing surface 8 that is an upper surface of the barrel 5 and that faces the groove forming surface 18 .
- the pellets 19 When the pellets 19 are moved in the space portion 20 formed by the groove 4 b , the pellets 19 are melted, that is, plasticized by heating of the circular heater 7 A.
- the pellets 19 are also pressurized by pressure accompanying with the movement of the pellets 19 in the narrow space portion 20 . In this manner, the pellets 19 are plasticized and supplied to a nozzle 10 a via a communication hole 5 a , and are injected from the nozzle 10 a.
- a protrusion 4 e is provided on the central portion Cp of the screw 4 , and a part of the protrusion 4 e is fitted into an upper end portion of the communication hole 5 a .
- the screw 4 includes the protrusion 4 e at the center portion Cp
- the barrel 5 includes, in the communication hole 5 a , a recessed portion into which the protrusion 4 e is inserted and which is at a position facing the protrusion 4 e .
- the position of the communication hole 5 a and the protrusion 4 e in the horizontal direction corresponds to a position of the rotation axis of the drive motor 6 .
- the central position of the communication hole 5 a and the protrusion 4 e in the horizontal direction corresponds to the rotation center C of the screw 4 shown in FIG. 7 .
- the plasticizing device 1 according to the present embodiment includes the protrusion 4 e , the plasticizing device 1 may not include the protrusion 4 e.
- FIG. 5 which is a cross-sectional view as viewed from the horizontal direction
- the rib 4 d becomes short and the groove 4 b becomes shallow in the Z axis direction toward the center portion Cp.
- a general flat screw usually has a configuration in which the groove forming surface 18 is recessed toward the central portion Cp. Therefore, in order to keep a constant gap between the groove forming surface 18 and the facing surface 8 , a plasticizing device in the related art such as a three-dimensional shaping apparatus according to a reference example in FIG.
- the material may flow backward between the groove forming surface 18 and the facing surface 8 as indicated by arrows in FIG. 11 .
- a portion outside a boundary portion 5 b as viewed from the horizontal direction has the same configuration as the plasticizing device according to the reference example in FIG. 11 , and a portion inside the boundary portion 5 b as viewed from the horizontal direction is recessed toward the communication hole 5 a .
- the gap is large between the groove forming surface 18 and the facing surface 8 at a position close to the central portion Cp where the communication hole 5 a is provided, so that the material between the groove forming surface 18 and the facing surface 8 can be effectively supplied in a direction toward the communication hole 5 a as indicated by arrows in FIG. 5 , and the material can be prevented from flowing backward.
- the arrows in FIG. 5 and the arrows in FIG. 11 are represented by straight lines along the facing surface 8 in order to make an easy image of a moving direction of the material. Actually, the material is moved along the spiral groove 4 b.
- the plasticizing device 1 is a plasticizing device that plasticizes a solid material and includes the drive motor 6 , the screw 4 rotated by the drive motor 6 and having the groove forming surface 18 on which the spiral groove 4 b is formed from the central portion Cp toward outside as viewed from the Z axis direction which is the rotation axis direction as the rotation axis of the drive motor 6 , the barrel 5 having the facing surface 8 facing the groove forming surface 18 and provided with the communication hole 5 a at a position facing the central portion Cp, and the heating unit 7 configured to heat the barrel 5 .
- a first facing region 28 a and a second facing region 28 b are provided between the groove forming surface 18 and the facing surface 8 .
- the groove forming surface 18 and the facing surface 8 face each other with a first gap G 1 .
- the second facing region 28 b is provided at a position where the groove forming surface 18 and the facing surface 8 face each other and that is closer to a central portion Cp side than the first facing region 28 a .
- a second gap G 2 that is a gap between the groove forming surface 18 and the facing surface 8 is larger than that in the first facing region 28 a .
- the first facing region 28 a and the second facing region 28 b in which the gap between the groove forming surface 18 and the facing surface 8 is large at the position close to the central portion Cp where the communication hole 5 a is provided, so that the material can be easily concentrated from the first facing region 28 a to the second facing region 28 b , and the material can be prevented from flowing backward from a second facing region 28 b side to a first facing region 28 a side.
- the heating unit 7 is configured to heat the barrel 5 in order to plasticize the solid material in the present embodiment, the heating unit 7 may be used to heat the screw 4 .
- a configuration in which the first facing region 28 a and the second facing region 28 b are provided between the groove forming surface 18 and the facing surface 8 does not include a configuration in which the groove forming surface 18 and the facing surface 8 are aligned in one straight line as viewed from a plane direction (the horizontal direction) defined by the X axis and the Y axis, that is, a configuration in which there is no boundary between the first facing region 28 a and the second facing region 28 b .
- the configuration in which there is no boundary between the first facing region 28 a and the second facing region 28 b may not efficiently move the material to the central portion Cp side.
- the boundary portion 5 b between a first facing surface 8 a and a second facing surface 8 b is the boundary between the first facing region 28 a and the second facing region 28 b as shown in FIG. 5 .
- the “central portion Cp” can be set, for example, in a range of about one third of an outer diameter from a central position in a plan view.
- Each of the first gap G 1 and the second gap G 2 may be an average gap between the groove forming surface 18 and the facing surface 8 . Therefore, a description of the second gap G 2 being larger than the first gap G 1 refers to that it is sufficient if an average gap in the second facing region 28 b is larger than an average gap in the first facing region 28 a , and refers to that an average gap in the second facing region 28 b is larger than an average gap in the first facing region 28 a even in a configuration in which the groove forming surface 18 and the facing surface 8 are provided with recesses and protrusions or steps, or in a configuration in which the groove forming surface 18 and the facing surface 8 are not flat surfaces but curved surfaces.
- the gap between the groove forming surface 18 and the facing surface 8 may be, for example, a gap from a tip of the rib 4 d of the groove forming surface 18 to the facing surface 8 .
- the second gap G 2 becomes large toward the central portion Cp in the cross section along the Z axis direction.
- the second gap G 2 becomes large toward the central portion Cp, and in a cross section along a rotation axis direction that is a direction in which the rotation axis extends, at least one of the groove forming surface 18 and the facing surface 8 corresponding to the first facing region 28 a is inclined at a first angle with respect to an intersecting direction intersecting perpendicularly with the rotation axis direction, and at least one of the groove forming surface 18 and the facing surface 8 corresponding to the second facing region 28 b is inclined at a second angle with respect to the intersecting direction.
- the first angle and the second angle are different angles.
- an inclination angle of the facing surface 8 corresponding to the second facing region 28 b with respect to the horizontal direction is different from an inclination angle of the facing surface 8 corresponding to the first facing region 28 a with respect to the horizontal direction.
- an inclination angle of at least one of the groove forming surface 18 and the facing surface 8 in the second facing region 28 b with respect to the horizontal direction is different from that in the first facing region 28 a , and the gap between the groove forming surface 18 and the facing surface 8 in the second facing region 28 b becomes large toward the central portion Cp side.
- the facing surface 8 has the first facing surface 8 a located in the first facing region 28 a and the second facing surface 8 b that is located in the second facing region 28 b and that has an angle different from the first facing surface 8 a as viewed from the horizontal direction.
- the first facing region 28 a and the second facing region 28 b are formed.
- two surfaces having different angles as viewed from the horizontal direction may not be provided on the facing surface 8 and two surfaces having different angles as viewed from the horizontal direction may be provided on the groove forming surface 18 .
- the first facing surface 8 a is an inclined surface at which the first gap G 1 becomes small toward the central portion Cp side
- the second facing surface 8 b is an inclined surface at which the second gap G 2 becomes large toward the central portion Cp side.
- the groove 4 b becomes shallow toward the central portion Cp side, that is, the rib 4 d for forming the groove 4 b becomes lower toward the central portion Cp side, so that the entire screw 4 is in a state in which the central portion Cp is recessed with respect to an outer side.
- the gap between the groove forming surface 18 and the facing surface 8 is narrowed with respect to the screw 4 in the present embodiment. That is, in the present embodiment, the gap is prevented from becoming too large, so that a backflow of the material caused by the occurrence of convection is prevented.
- the facing surface 8 is formed into a mountain shape as viewed from the horizontal direction, so that the pellets 19 can be accumulated at an outer side of the screw 4 , and an occurrence of a poor material movement caused by too early plasticization of the pellets 19 can be prevented.
- the heating unit 7 is the circular heater 7 A that is a circular heating unit, and is provided at a position overlapping the second facing region 28 b as viewed from the Z axis direction as shown in FIG. 4 .
- the heating unit 7 is provided at the position overlapping the second facing region 28 b and has a circular shape, so that the material can be efficiently heated and plasticized.
- the communication hole 5 a that is a movement path of the melted pellets 19 is formed in the central portion Cp of the barrel 5 in a plan view.
- the communication hole 5 a is continuous with the nozzle 10 a of an injection unit 10 as a discharge unit that discharges the material.
- a filter (not shown) is provided in the communication hole 5 a .
- a groove is not formed in the barrel 5 according to the present embodiment, a groove continuous with the communication hole 5 a may be formed in the facing surface 8 of the barrel 5 . When the groove continuous with the communication hole 5 a is formed in the facing surface 8 , the material may be easily gathered toward the communication hole 5 a.
- the injection unit 10 can continuously inject the plasticized material in a fluid state from the nozzle 10 a .
- the injection unit 10 is provided with a heater 9 for heating the material to have a desired viscosity.
- the material injected from the injection unit 10 is injected into a linear shape. Then, the material is linearly injected from the injection unit 10 to form a material layer M as shown in FIG. 6 .
- the plasticizing device 1 includes the hopper 2 , the supply pipe 3 , the screw 4 , the barrel 5 , the drive motor 6 , the injection unit 10 , and the like.
- the three-dimensional shaping apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment includes one plasticizing device 1 configured to inject a constituent material.
- the three-dimensional shaping apparatus 100 may include a plurality of plasticizing devices 1 configured to inject a constituent material, or may include a plasticizing device 1 configured to inject a support material.
- the support material is a material for forming a support material layer used to support a constituent material layer.
- the three-dimensional shaping apparatus 100 includes a stage unit 22 for placing a constituent material layer formed by the material injected from the plasticizing device 1 .
- the plasticizing device 1 and the stage unit 22 are accommodated in a constant temperature bath (not shown).
- the stage unit includes a plate 11 serving as a table on which the constituent material layer is actually placed.
- the stage unit 22 includes a first stage 12 on which the plate 11 is placed and whose position can be changed along the Y axis direction by driving a first drive unit 15 .
- the stage unit 22 includes a second stage 13 on which the first stage 12 is placed and whose position can be changed along the X axis direction by driving a second drive unit 16 .
- the stage unit 22 includes a base portion 14 that can change a position of the second stage 13 along the Z axis direction by driving a third drive unit 17 .
- the three-dimensional shaping apparatus 100 is electrically coupled to a control unit 23 that controls various kinds of driving of the plasticizing device 1 and various kinds of driving of the stage unit 22 . Components of the plasticizing device 1 and the stage unit 22 are driven under the control of the control unit 23 .
- L 1 is about 36.5 mm.
- L 2 is about 4 mm, in which the first virtual connection point C 1 is a connection point between the first facing region 28 a and the rotation center C of the screw 4 when the first facing region 28 a is assumed to extend to the rotation center C of the screw 4 , and the second virtual connection point C 2 is a connection point between the second facing region 28 b and the rotation center C of the screw 4 when the second facing region 28 b is assumed to extend to the rotation center C of the screw 4 .
- a distance L 2 a from the first virtual connection point C 1 to C 3 is about 1 mm
- a distance L 2 b from the second virtual connection point C 2 to C 3 is about 3 mm.
- An angle ⁇ formed between a line along the Z axis direction and passing through the rotation center C of the screw 4 and a virtual line extending from the boundary portion 5 b to the second virtual connection point C 2 is about 85°.
- an inclination angle of the second facing surface 8 b with respect to the horizontal direction is about 5° in the second facing region 28 b .
- the second gap G 2 that is a gap between the groove forming surface 18 and the facing surface 8 in the second facing region 28 b can be prevented from becoming too large.
- the second gap G 2 is too large, convection may occur in the second facing region 28 b , causing the material to flow backward.
- the second gap G 2 is prevented from becoming too large, the backflow of the material caused by the occurrence of the convection in the second facing region 28 b can be prevented.
- L 2 /L 1 approximates to 1/9 in the barrel 5 according to the present embodiment. It is preferable to satisfy a relationship of L 2 /L 1 ⁇ 1/9 as in the barrel 5 according to the present embodiment.
- the second gap G 2 that is the gap between the groove forming surface 18 and the facing surface 8 in the second facing region 28 b can be prevented from becoming too large.
- L 2 /L 1 is larger than 1/5, the material may flow backward.
- L 3 when a length from the boundary portion 5 b to an outer end portion in the first facing region 28 a in the plane defined by the X axis and the Y axis is defined as L 3 , L 3 is about 23.5 mm.
- L 1 /L 3 approximates to 1.6 in the barrel 5 according to the present embodiment. It is preferable to satisfy a relationship of L 1 /L 3 of 1.5 or more and 2.0 or less as in the barrel 5 according to the present embodiment.
- a ratio of a length of a range of the second facing region 28 b to a length of a range of the first facing region 28 a as viewed from the plane direction defined by the X axis and the Y axis is preferably 1.5 times or more and 2.0 times or less. This is because when the ratio is too small, it may be difficult to concentrate the material from the first facing region 28 a to the second facing region 28 b , when the ratio is too large, it may be difficult to concentrate the material toward the central portion Cp in the second facing region 28 b , and such adverse effects can be prevented by setting the ratio to 1.5 times or more and 2.0 times or less.
- the boundary portion 5 b is preferably at a position satisfying a relationship indicated by the following expression (1).
- L represents a linear distance from an outer end portion of the groove forming surface 18 or the facing surface 8 in the horizontal direction to the rotation center C of the rotation axis, and corresponds to L 1 +L 3 in FIG. 7 .
- Lb represents a linear distance from the outer end portion to the boundary portion 5 b in the horizontal direction, and corresponds to L 3 in FIG. 7 .
- a ratio of a linear distance from an outer end portion where the screw 4 and the barrel 5 face each other in the horizontal direction to the boundary portion 5 b between the first facing region 28 a and the second facing region 28 b with respect to a linear distance from the outer end portion where the screw 4 and the barrel 5 face each other in the horizontal direction to the rotation center C of the screw 4 is preferably 1/3 or more and 1/2.5 or less. This is because when the ratio is too large, it may be difficult to concentrate the material from the first facing region 28 a to the second facing region 28 b , when the ratio is too small, it may be difficult to concentrate the material toward the central portion Cp in the second facing region 28 b , and such adverse effects can be prevented by setting the ratio to 1/3 or more and 1/2.5 or less.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 4 showing the plasticizing device 1 according to the first embodiment. Components same as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals in FIG. 8 , and a detailed description is omitted.
- the plasticizing device 1 according to the present embodiment has characteristics same as those of the plasticizing device 1 according to the first embodiment, and has a shape same as the shape of the plasticizing device 1 according to first embodiment except for those described below.
- the plasticizing device 1 includes four rod-like heaters 7 B extending in the Y axis direction as the heating unit 7 , instead of the circular heater 7 A.
- the present disclosure can use heaters having various shapes as the heating unit 7 .
- FIG. 9 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 5 showing the plasticizing device 1 according to the first embodiment. Components same as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals in FIG. 9 , and a detailed description is omitted.
- the plasticizing device 1 according to the present embodiment has characteristics same as those of the plasticizing device 1 according to the first embodiment, and has a shape same as the shape of the plasticizing device 1 according to first embodiment except for those described below.
- the first facing region 28 a and the second facing region 28 b are formed by forming the first facing surface 8 a and the second facing surface 8 b on the facing surface 8 .
- the first facing region 28 a and the second facing region 28 b are formed by forming a first groove forming surface 18 a and a second groove forming surface 18 b on the groove forming surface 18 .
- the groove forming surface 18 in the plasticizing device 1 has the first groove forming surface 18 a located in the first facing region 28 a and the second groove forming surface 18 b that is located in the second facing region 28 b and that has an inclination angle different from an inclination angle of the first groove forming surface 18 a as viewed from the plane direction defined by the X axis and the Y axis.
- the first facing region 28 a and the second facing region 28 b may be formed by forming the first facing surface 8 a and the second facing surface 8 b on the facing surface 8 , or the first facing region 28 a and the second facing region 28 b may be formed by forming the first groove forming surface 18 a and the second groove forming surface 18 b on the groove forming surface 18 . Further, the first facing region 28 a and the second facing region 28 b may be formed by forming the first facing surface 8 a and the second facing surface 8 b on the facing surface 8 and by forming the first groove forming surface 18 a and the second groove forming surface 18 b on the groove forming surface 18 .
- the plasticizing device according to the present disclosure such as the plasticizing devices 1 according to the first embodiment to the third embodiment, can also be used in an apparatus other than the three-dimensional shaping apparatus 100 .
- an embodiment of an injection molding machine including the plasticizing device according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG. 10 .
- An injection molding machine 200 according to the present embodiment includes the plasticizing device 1 .
- the plasticizing device 1 includes the screw 4 having the groove forming surface 18 and the barrel 5 having the facing surface 8 as in the plasticizing device 1 according to the first embodiment.
- the injection molding machine 200 according to the present embodiment further includes an injection control mechanism. 210 , a mold unit 230 , and a mold clamping device 240 .
- the plasticizing device 1 includes the screw 4 and the barrel 5 . As described above, specific configurations of the groove forming surface 18 of the screw 4 and the facing surface 8 of the barrel 5 are the same as those of the screw 4 and the barrel 5 according to the first embodiment. Under the control of a control unit 250 , the plasticizing device 1 plasticizes at least apart of materials supplied to the groove 4 b of the screw 4 to generate a paste-like melted material having flowability, and guides the melted material to the injection unit 10 .
- the injection control mechanism 210 includes an injection cylinder 211 , a plunger 212 , and a plunger drive unit 213 .
- the injection control mechanism 210 has a function of injecting a melted material in the injection cylinder 211 into a cavity Cv to be described later.
- the injection control mechanism 210 controls an injection amount of the melted material from the nozzle 10 a under the control of the control unit 250 .
- the injection cylinder 211 is a substantially cylindrical member coupled to the communication hole 5 a of the barrel 5 , and is internally provided with the plunger 212 .
- the plunger 212 is moved inside the injection cylinder 211 , and pressure-feeds the melted material in the injection cylinder 211 to a nozzle 10 a side.
- the plunger 212 is driven by the plunger drive unit 213 implemented by a motor.
- the mold unit 230 includes a movable mold 231 and a fixed mold 232 .
- the movable mold 231 and the fixed mold 232 are provided to face each other, and the cavity Cv that is a space corresponding to a shape of a molded product is provided between the movable mold 231 and the fixed mold 232 .
- the melted material is pressure-fed by the injection control mechanism 210 into the cavity Cv and is injected via the nozzle 10 a.
- the mold clamping device 240 includes a mold drive unit 241 and has a function of opening and closing the movable mold 231 and the fixed mold 232 . Under the control of the control unit 250 , the mold clamping device 240 drives the mold drive unit 241 to move the movable mold 231 to open or close the mold unit 230 .
- the injection molding machine 200 according to the present embodiment is provided with the plasticizing device 1 that includes the screw 4 having the groove forming surface 18 and the barrel 5 having the facing surface 8 and is the same as the plasticizing device 1 according to the first embodiment, the melted material can be stably supplied from the plasticizing device 1 . Therefore, the melted material can be stably injected from the nozzle 10 a .
- the injection molding machine 200 may be provided with the plasticizing device 1 that includes the screw 4 having the groove forming surface 18 and the barrel 5 having the facing surface 8 and is the same as the plasticizing device 1 according to the second embodiment or the third embodiment.
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- The present application is based on, and claims priority from JP Application Serial Number 2019-212100, filed Nov. 25, 2019, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
- The present disclosure relates to a plasticizing device, an injection molding machine, and a three-dimensional shaping apparatus.
- In the related art, various plasticizing devices that plasticize a solid material are used. Among these, a plasticizing device is included, which plasticizes a material while moving the material by rotating a screw (a so-called flat screw) that faces a barrel and that has a substantially flat groove forming surface on which a spiral groove is formed. For example, JP-A-2010-241016 discloses a plasticizing feeder that includes a rotor (flat screw) on which a spiral groove is formed, and a barrel that is provided with a communication hole in a central portion thereof and is provided at a position in contact with an end surface of the rotor.
- However, the material may flow backward in a plasticizing device including a flat screw in the related art, such as the flat screw disclosed in JP-A-2010-241016. When the material flows backward, a capacity of supplying the material to the communication hole is reduced. For example, when the plasticizing device is used in an injection molding machine or a three-dimensional shaping apparatus, a supply of the material may be poor.
- An object of the present disclosure is to prevent a material from flowing backward in a plasticizing device that moves the material by rotating a flat screw that faces a barrel and on which a spiral groove is formed.
- In order to attain the object described above, a plasticizing device that plasticizes a solid material according to the present disclosure includes a drive motor, a screw rotated along a rotation axis of the drive motor and having a groove forming surface on which a groove is formed, a barrel having a facing surface facing the groove forming surface and provided with a communication hole in a central portion thereof, and a heating unit configured to heat at least one of the screw and the barrel. A first facing region and a second facing region that is closer to the central portion than the first facing region are provided between the groove forming surface and the facing surface. A second gap that is a gap between the groove forming surface and the facing surface in the second facing region is larger than a first gap that is a gap between the groove forming surface and the facing surface in the first facing region.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing a configuration of a three-dimensional shaping apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing a screw of the three-dimensional shaping apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view showing a state in which a solid material is filled in the screw of the three-dimensional shaping apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view showing a barrel of the three-dimensional shaping apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 5 is a schematic front view showing the screw and the barrel of the three-dimensional shaping apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 6 is a schematic front view showing a state in which three-dimensional shaping is performed using the three-dimensional shaping apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 7 is a schematic enlarged front view showing apart of the barrel of the three-dimensional shaping apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view showing a barrel of a three-dimensional shaping apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 9 is a schematic front view showing a screw and a barrel of a three-dimensional shaping apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 10 is a schematic front view showing a configuration of an injection molding machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 11 is a schematic front view showing a screw and a barrel of a three-dimensional shaping apparatus according to a reference example. - First, the present disclosure will be briefly described.
- In order to solve the problem described above, according to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a plasticizing device that plasticizes a solid material is provided. The plasticizing device includes a drive motor, a screw rotated along a rotation axis of the drive motor and having a groove forming surface on which a groove is formed, a barrel having a facing surface facing the groove forming surface and provided with a communication hole in a central portion thereof, and a heating unit configured to heat at least one of the screw and the barrel. A first facing region and a second facing region that is closer to the central portion than the first facing region are provided between the groove forming surface and the facing surface. A second gap that is a gap between the groove forming surface and the facing surface in the second facing region is larger than a first gap that is a gap between the groove forming surface and the facing surface in the first facing region.
- According to the first aspect, provided between the groove forming surface and the facing surface are the first facing region and the second facing region that is provided at a position closer to a central portion side than a position of the first facing region and in which a gap between the groove forming surface and the facing surface is larger than that in the first facing region. In this manner, by providing the second facing region in which the gap between the groove forming surface and the facing surface is large at a position close to the central portion where the communication hole is provided, a material can be easily concentrated from the first facing region to the second facing region, and the material can be prevented from flowing backward from a second facing region side to a first facing region side.
- According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, in the plasticizing device according to the first aspect, the second gap becomes large toward the central portion, and in a cross section along a rotation axis direction that is a direction in which the rotation axis extends, at least one of the groove forming surface and the facing surface corresponding to the first facing region is inclined at a first angle with respect to an intersecting direction intersecting perpendicularly with the rotation axis direction, at least one of the groove forming surface and the facing surface corresponding to the second facing region is inclined at a second angle with respect to the intersecting direction, and the first angle and the second angle are different angles.
- According to the second aspect, since the gap between the groove forming surface and the facing surface in the second facing region becomes large toward the central portion side, in the second facing region, the material is easily concentrated toward the central portion where the communication hole is provided. Therefore, the material can be prevented from flowing backward in the second facing region.
- According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, in the plasticizing device according to the second aspect, the second angle is larger than 0° and is 5° or less.
- According to the third aspect, an inclination angle in the second facing region is 5° or less, so that the second gap can be prevented from becoming too large. When the second gap is too large, convection may occur in the second facing region, causing the material to flow backward. When the second gap is prevented from becoming too large, a backflow of the material caused by the occurrence of the convection in the second facing region can be prevented.
- According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, in the plasticizing device according to the second aspect, a boundary between the first facing region and the second facing region in the intersecting direction is at a position satisfies a relationship indicated by the following expression (1)
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1/3≤Lb/La≤1/2.5 (1) - (La represents a linear distance from an outer end portion of the groove forming surface or the facing surface to a rotation center of the rotation axis in the intersecting direction, and Lb represents a linear distance from the outer end portion to the boundary in the intersecting direction).
- According to the fourth aspect, a ratio of the linear distance from the outer end portion where the screw and the barrel face each other in the intersecting direction to a boundary portion between the first facing region and the second facing region with respect to the linear distance from the outer end portion where the screw and the barrel face each other in the intersecting direction to the rotation center of the screw is 1/3 or more and 1/2.5 or less. When the ratio is too large, it may be difficult to concentrate the material from the first facing region to the second facing region, and when the ratio is too small, it may be difficult to concentrate the material toward the central portion in the second facing region. However, such adverse effects can be prevented by setting the ratio to 1/3 or more and 1/2.5 or less.
- According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, in the plasticizing device according to the second aspect, the facing surface has a first facing surface located in the first facing region and a second facing surface located in the second facing region, and the first facing surface is inclined at the first angle and the second facing surface is inclined at the second angle.
- According to the fifth aspect, the first facing surface and the second facing surface are formed on the facing surface, so that the first facing region and the second facing region can be formed.
- According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, in the plasticizing device according to the fifth aspect, in the cross section along the rotation axis direction, the first facing surface is an inclined surface on which the first gap becomes small toward the central portion side, and the second facing surface is an inclined surface on which the second gap becomes large toward the central portion side.
- According to the sixth aspect, the first facing surface is an inclined surface on which the first gap becomes small toward the central portion side. In a general screw, a groove becomes shallow toward a central portion side, that is, a rib forming the groove becomes lower toward the central portion side, so that a central portion is recessed with respect to an outer side. Therefore, on the first facing surface, the gap between the groove forming surface and the facing surface is narrower, that is, the gap is prevented from becoming too large as compared with the general screw, so that a backflow of the material caused by the occurrence of the convection can be prevented.
- According to a seventh aspect of the present disclosure, in the plasticizing device according to the second aspect, the groove forming surface has a first groove forming surface located in the first facing region and a second groove forming surface located in the second facing region, the first groove forming surface is inclined at the first angle, and the second groove forming surface is inclined at the second angle.
- According to the seventh aspect, the first groove forming surface and the second groove forming surface are formed on the groove forming surface, so that the first facing region and the second facing region can be formed.
- According to an eighth aspect of the present disclosure, in the plasticizing device according to the first aspect, the groove forming surface includes a protruding portion that protrudes toward the communication hole of the barrel.
- According to the eighth aspect, a protrusion is provided in the central portion of the screw, so that the material can be efficiently supplied to the communication hole.
- According to a ninth aspect of the present disclosure, in the plasticizing device according to the first aspect, the heating unit is a circular heating unit provided at a position overlapping the second facing region in a cross section perpendicular to the direction in which the rotation axis extends.
- According to the ninth aspect, since the heating unit has a circular shape and is provided at the position overlapping the second facing region, the material can be efficiently heated and plasticized.
- An injection molding machine according to a tenth aspect of the present disclosure includes the plasticizing device according to the first aspect, and an injection unit configured to inject a material plasticized by the plasticizing device into a mold.
- According to the tenth aspect, the material can be prevented from flowing backward and the plasticized material can be injected from the injection unit.
- A three-dimensional shaping apparatus according to an eleventh aspect of the present disclosure includes the plasticizing device according to the first aspect, and a discharge unit configured to discharge a material plasticized by the plasticizing device toward a table to shape a three-dimensional shaped object on the table.
- According to the eleventh aspect, the material can be prevented from flowing backward and a three-dimensional shaped object can be shaped.
- Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following drawings are all schematic diagrams, and a part of components are omitted or simplified. In the drawings, an X axis direction is a horizontal direction, a Y axis direction is a horizontal direction and is a direction orthogonal to the X axis direction, and a Z axis direction is a vertical direction.
- First, an overall configuration of a three-
dimensional shaping apparatus 100 according to a first embodiment including aplasticizing device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference toFIGS. 1 to 7 . “Three-dimensional shaping” in the specification refers to formation of a so-called three-dimensional shaped object, and includes, for example, formation of a shape having a thickness even in a so-called two-dimensional shape such as a flat plate shape and a shape formed of, for example, one layer. “Support” means supporting from a side and supporting from an upper side depending on circumstances in addition to supporting from a lower side. - As shown in
FIG. 1 , theplasticizing device 1 in the three-dimensional shaping apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment includes ahopper 2 that accommodatespellets 19 serving as a solid material for forming a three-dimensional shaped object. Thepellets 19 accommodated in thehopper 2 are supplied, via asupply pipe 3, to acircumferential surface 4 a of ascrew 4 that is a substantially cylindrical flat screw. - As shown in
FIG. 2 , aspiral groove 4 b extending from thecircumferential surface 4 a to a central portion Cp is formed in agroove forming surface 18 that is a bottom surface of thescrew 4. In other words, arib 4 d formed along with the formation of thegroove 4 b forms thegroove forming surface 18. Since theplasticizing device 1 according to the present embodiment has such a configuration, when thescrew 4 is rotated by adrive motor 6 shown inFIG. 1 with a direction along the z axis direction as a rotation axis, thepellets 19 are sent from thecircumferential surface 4 a to the central portion Cp, as shown inFIG. 3 . Although not shown inFIG. 1 , cooling water is circulated in the vicinity of thedrive motor 6 in order to prevent a temperature rise of thedrive motor 6. Here, the central portion Cp is a portion corresponding to a periphery of a rotation center C (seeFIG. 7 ) of thescrew 4 as viewed from the direction along the Z axis direction, and also refers to a central portion of abarrel 5 to be described later, in addition to the central portion of thescrew 4. - As shown in
FIGS. 1 and 5 , thebarrel 5 is provided at a position facing thegroove forming surface 18 of thescrew 4 with a predetermined gap. Acircular heater 7A serving as aheating unit 7 is provided in the vicinity of a facingsurface 8 that is an upper surface of thebarrel 5 and that faces thegroove forming surface 18. With thescrew 4 and thebarrel 5 having such a configuration, thescrew 4 is rotated to supply thepellets 19 into aspace portion 20, which corresponds to a position of thegroove 4 b and is formed between thegroove forming surface 18 of thescrew 4 and the facingsurface 8 of thebarrel 5, and to move thepellets 19 from thecircumferential surface 4 a to the central portion Cp. When thepellets 19 are moved in thespace portion 20 formed by thegroove 4 b, thepellets 19 are melted, that is, plasticized by heating of thecircular heater 7A. Thepellets 19 are also pressurized by pressure accompanying with the movement of thepellets 19 in thenarrow space portion 20. In this manner, thepellets 19 are plasticized and supplied to anozzle 10 a via acommunication hole 5 a, and are injected from thenozzle 10 a. - As shown in
FIGS. 2, 3, and 5 , aprotrusion 4 e is provided on the central portion Cp of thescrew 4, and a part of theprotrusion 4 e is fitted into an upper end portion of thecommunication hole 5 a. In other words, thescrew 4 includes theprotrusion 4 e at the center portion Cp, and thebarrel 5 includes, in thecommunication hole 5 a, a recessed portion into which theprotrusion 4 e is inserted and which is at a position facing theprotrusion 4 e. With such a configuration, theplasticizing device 1 according to the present embodiment can efficiently supply a material obtained by plasticizing thepellets 19 into thecommunication hole 5 a. - Here, the position of the
communication hole 5 a and theprotrusion 4 e in the horizontal direction corresponds to a position of the rotation axis of thedrive motor 6. The central position of thecommunication hole 5 a and theprotrusion 4 e in the horizontal direction corresponds to the rotation center C of thescrew 4 shown inFIG. 7 . Although theplasticizing device 1 according to the present embodiment includes theprotrusion 4 e, theplasticizing device 1 may not include theprotrusion 4 e. - As shown in
FIG. 5 which is a cross-sectional view as viewed from the horizontal direction, in thescrew 4 of theplasticizing device 1 according to the present embodiment, therib 4 d becomes short and thegroove 4 b becomes shallow in the Z axis direction toward the center portion Cp. Similar to thescrew 4 of theplasticizing device 1 according to the present embodiment, a general flat screw usually has a configuration in which thegroove forming surface 18 is recessed toward the central portion Cp. Therefore, in order to keep a constant gap between thegroove forming surface 18 and the facingsurface 8, a plasticizing device in the related art such as a three-dimensional shaping apparatus according to a reference example inFIG. 11 usually has a configuration in which thebarrel 5 becomes thick toward thecommunication hole 5 a, that is, the facingsurface 8 becomes high toward the central portion Cp. However, in the plasticizing device according to the related art that is used in the three-dimensional shaping apparatus according to the reference example inFIG. 11 , the material may flow backward between thegroove forming surface 18 and the facingsurface 8 as indicated by arrows inFIG. 11 . - On the other hand, as shown in
FIG. 5 , in thebarrel 5 of theplasticizing device 1 according to the present embodiment, a portion outside aboundary portion 5 b as viewed from the horizontal direction has the same configuration as the plasticizing device according to the reference example inFIG. 11 , and a portion inside theboundary portion 5 b as viewed from the horizontal direction is recessed toward thecommunication hole 5 a. In this manner, the gap is large between thegroove forming surface 18 and the facingsurface 8 at a position close to the central portion Cp where thecommunication hole 5 a is provided, so that the material between thegroove forming surface 18 and the facingsurface 8 can be effectively supplied in a direction toward thecommunication hole 5 a as indicated by arrows inFIG. 5 , and the material can be prevented from flowing backward. The arrows inFIG. 5 and the arrows inFIG. 11 are represented by straight lines along the facingsurface 8 in order to make an easy image of a moving direction of the material. Actually, the material is moved along thespiral groove 4 b. - In summary here, the
plasticizing device 1 according to the present embodiment is a plasticizing device that plasticizes a solid material and includes thedrive motor 6, thescrew 4 rotated by thedrive motor 6 and having thegroove forming surface 18 on which thespiral groove 4 b is formed from the central portion Cp toward outside as viewed from the Z axis direction which is the rotation axis direction as the rotation axis of thedrive motor 6, thebarrel 5 having the facingsurface 8 facing thegroove forming surface 18 and provided with thecommunication hole 5 a at a position facing the central portion Cp, and theheating unit 7 configured to heat thebarrel 5. As shown inFIG. 5 , a first facingregion 28 a and asecond facing region 28 b are provided between thegroove forming surface 18 and the facingsurface 8. In the first facingregion 28 a, thegroove forming surface 18 and the facingsurface 8 face each other with a first gap G1. Thesecond facing region 28 b is provided at a position where thegroove forming surface 18 and the facingsurface 8 face each other and that is closer to a central portion Cp side than the first facingregion 28 a. In the second facingregion 28 b, a second gap G2 that is a gap between thegroove forming surface 18 and the facingsurface 8 is larger than that in the first facingregion 28 a. In this manner, provided between thegroove forming surface 18 and the facingsurface 8 are the first facingregion 28 a and the second facingregion 28 b in which the gap between thegroove forming surface 18 and the facingsurface 8 is large at the position close to the central portion Cp where thecommunication hole 5 a is provided, so that the material can be easily concentrated from the first facingregion 28 a to the second facingregion 28 b, and the material can be prevented from flowing backward from asecond facing region 28 b side to a first facingregion 28 a side. Although theheating unit 7 is configured to heat thebarrel 5 in order to plasticize the solid material in the present embodiment, theheating unit 7 may be used to heat thescrew 4. - Here, a configuration in which the first facing
region 28 a and the second facingregion 28 b are provided between thegroove forming surface 18 and the facingsurface 8 does not include a configuration in which thegroove forming surface 18 and the facingsurface 8 are aligned in one straight line as viewed from a plane direction (the horizontal direction) defined by the X axis and the Y axis, that is, a configuration in which there is no boundary between the first facingregion 28 a and the second facingregion 28 b. This is because the configuration in which there is no boundary between the first facingregion 28 a and the second facingregion 28 b may not efficiently move the material to the central portion Cp side. In the present embodiment, theboundary portion 5 b between a first facingsurface 8 a and a second facingsurface 8 b is the boundary between the first facingregion 28 a and the second facingregion 28 b as shown inFIG. 5 . Here, the “central portion Cp” can be set, for example, in a range of about one third of an outer diameter from a central position in a plan view. - Each of the first gap G1 and the second gap G2 may be an average gap between the
groove forming surface 18 and the facingsurface 8. Therefore, a description of the second gap G2 being larger than the first gap G1 refers to that it is sufficient if an average gap in the second facingregion 28 b is larger than an average gap in the first facingregion 28 a, and refers to that an average gap in the second facingregion 28 b is larger than an average gap in the first facingregion 28 a even in a configuration in which thegroove forming surface 18 and the facingsurface 8 are provided with recesses and protrusions or steps, or in a configuration in which thegroove forming surface 18 and the facingsurface 8 are not flat surfaces but curved surfaces. The gap between thegroove forming surface 18 and the facingsurface 8 may be, for example, a gap from a tip of therib 4 d of thegroove forming surface 18 to the facingsurface 8. - Here, as shown in
FIG. 5 , the second gap G2 becomes large toward the central portion Cp in the cross section along the Z axis direction. In other words, the second gap G2 becomes large toward the central portion Cp, and in a cross section along a rotation axis direction that is a direction in which the rotation axis extends, at least one of thegroove forming surface 18 and the facingsurface 8 corresponding to the first facingregion 28 a is inclined at a first angle with respect to an intersecting direction intersecting perpendicularly with the rotation axis direction, and at least one of thegroove forming surface 18 and the facingsurface 8 corresponding to the second facingregion 28 b is inclined at a second angle with respect to the intersecting direction. The first angle and the second angle are different angles. That is, as viewed from a direction along the horizontal direction, an inclination angle of the facingsurface 8 corresponding to the second facingregion 28 b with respect to the horizontal direction is different from an inclination angle of the facingsurface 8 corresponding to the first facingregion 28 a with respect to the horizontal direction. In this manner, an inclination angle of at least one of thegroove forming surface 18 and the facingsurface 8 in the second facingregion 28 b with respect to the horizontal direction is different from that in the first facingregion 28 a, and the gap between thegroove forming surface 18 and the facingsurface 8 in the second facingregion 28 b becomes large toward the central portion Cp side. Thereby, in the second facingregion 28 b, the material is easily concentrated toward the central portion Cp where thecommunication hole 5 a is provided. Therefore, the material can be prevented from flowing backward in the second facingregion 28 b. - As shown in
FIG. 5 , the facingsurface 8 has the first facingsurface 8 a located in the first facingregion 28 a and the second facingsurface 8 b that is located in the second facingregion 28 b and that has an angle different from the first facingsurface 8 a as viewed from the horizontal direction. With theplasticizing device 1 according to the present embodiment having such a configuration, the first facingregion 28 a and the second facingregion 28 b are formed. Alternatively, two surfaces having different angles as viewed from the horizontal direction may not be provided on the facingsurface 8 and two surfaces having different angles as viewed from the horizontal direction may be provided on thegroove forming surface 18. - As shown in
FIG. 5 , as viewed from the horizontal direction, the first facingsurface 8 a is an inclined surface at which the first gap G1 becomes small toward the central portion Cp side, and the second facingsurface 8 b is an inclined surface at which the second gap G2 becomes large toward the central portion Cp side. As described above, in thescrew 4 according to the present embodiment, similar to the general screw, thegroove 4 b becomes shallow toward the central portion Cp side, that is, therib 4 d for forming thegroove 4 b becomes lower toward the central portion Cp side, so that theentire screw 4 is in a state in which the central portion Cp is recessed with respect to an outer side. Therefore, at the first facingsurface 8 a, the gap between thegroove forming surface 18 and the facingsurface 8 is narrowed with respect to thescrew 4 in the present embodiment. That is, in the present embodiment, the gap is prevented from becoming too large, so that a backflow of the material caused by the occurrence of convection is prevented. As shown inFIG. 5 , the facingsurface 8 is formed into a mountain shape as viewed from the horizontal direction, so that thepellets 19 can be accumulated at an outer side of thescrew 4, and an occurrence of a poor material movement caused by too early plasticization of thepellets 19 can be prevented. - As described above, the
heating unit 7 is thecircular heater 7A that is a circular heating unit, and is provided at a position overlapping the second facingregion 28 b as viewed from the Z axis direction as shown inFIG. 4 . Theheating unit 7 is provided at the position overlapping the second facingregion 28 b and has a circular shape, so that the material can be efficiently heated and plasticized. - As shown in
FIG. 4 and the like, thecommunication hole 5 a that is a movement path of the meltedpellets 19 is formed in the central portion Cp of thebarrel 5 in a plan view. As shown inFIG. 1 , thecommunication hole 5 a is continuous with thenozzle 10 a of aninjection unit 10 as a discharge unit that discharges the material. A filter (not shown) is provided in thecommunication hole 5 a. Although a groove is not formed in thebarrel 5 according to the present embodiment, a groove continuous with thecommunication hole 5 a may be formed in the facingsurface 8 of thebarrel 5. When the groove continuous with thecommunication hole 5 a is formed in the facingsurface 8, the material may be easily gathered toward thecommunication hole 5 a. - Here, the
injection unit 10 can continuously inject the plasticized material in a fluid state from thenozzle 10 a. As shown inFIG. 1 , theinjection unit 10 is provided with aheater 9 for heating the material to have a desired viscosity. The material injected from theinjection unit 10 is injected into a linear shape. Then, the material is linearly injected from theinjection unit 10 to form a material layer M as shown inFIG. 6 . - In the three-
dimensional shaping apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, theplasticizing device 1 includes thehopper 2, thesupply pipe 3, thescrew 4, thebarrel 5, thedrive motor 6, theinjection unit 10, and the like. The three-dimensional shaping apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment includes oneplasticizing device 1 configured to inject a constituent material. Alternatively, the three-dimensional shaping apparatus 100 may include a plurality ofplasticizing devices 1 configured to inject a constituent material, or may include aplasticizing device 1 configured to inject a support material. Here, the support material is a material for forming a support material layer used to support a constituent material layer. - As shown in
FIG. 1 , the three-dimensional shaping apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment includes astage unit 22 for placing a constituent material layer formed by the material injected from theplasticizing device 1. Theplasticizing device 1 and thestage unit 22 are accommodated in a constant temperature bath (not shown). The stage unit includes aplate 11 serving as a table on which the constituent material layer is actually placed. Thestage unit 22 includes afirst stage 12 on which theplate 11 is placed and whose position can be changed along the Y axis direction by driving afirst drive unit 15. In addition, thestage unit 22 includes asecond stage 13 on which thefirst stage 12 is placed and whose position can be changed along the X axis direction by driving asecond drive unit 16. Further, thestage unit 22 includes abase portion 14 that can change a position of thesecond stage 13 along the Z axis direction by driving athird drive unit 17. - As shown in
FIG. 1 , the three-dimensional shaping apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is electrically coupled to acontrol unit 23 that controls various kinds of driving of theplasticizing device 1 and various kinds of driving of thestage unit 22. Components of theplasticizing device 1 and thestage unit 22 are driven under the control of thecontrol unit 23. - Next, a detailed configuration of the
barrel 5 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference toFIG. 7 . In thebarrel 5 according to the present embodiment, when a length from theboundary portion 5 b as a side end portion of the first facing region in a plane defined by the X axis and the Y axis to the rotation center C of thescrew 4 in the second facingregion 28 b is defined as L1, L1 is about 36.5 mm. When a length from a first virtual connection point C1 to a second virtual connection point C2 is defined as L2, L2 is about 4 mm, in which the first virtual connection point C1 is a connection point between the first facingregion 28 a and the rotation center C of thescrew 4 when the first facingregion 28 a is assumed to extend to the rotation center C of thescrew 4, and the second virtual connection point C2 is a connection point between the second facingregion 28 b and the rotation center C of thescrew 4 when the second facingregion 28 b is assumed to extend to the rotation center C of thescrew 4. When a point where the rotation center C of thescrew 4 intersects with the plane defined by the X axis and the Y axis from theboundary portion 5 b is defined as C3, a distance L2 a from the first virtual connection point C1 to C3 is about 1 mm, and a distance L2 b from the second virtual connection point C2 to C3 is about 3 mm. An angle θ formed between a line along the Z axis direction and passing through the rotation center C of thescrew 4 and a virtual line extending from theboundary portion 5 b to the second virtual connection point C2 is about 85°. - In other words, an inclination angle of the second facing
surface 8 b with respect to the horizontal direction is about 5° in the second facingregion 28 b. When the inclination angle of the second facingsurface 8 b with respect to the horizontal direction is set to 5° or less, the second gap G2 that is a gap between thegroove forming surface 18 and the facingsurface 8 in the second facingregion 28 b can be prevented from becoming too large. When the second gap G2 is too large, convection may occur in the second facingregion 28 b, causing the material to flow backward. When the second gap G2 is prevented from becoming too large, the backflow of the material caused by the occurrence of the convection in the second facingregion 28 b can be prevented. - L2/L1 approximates to 1/9 in the
barrel 5 according to the present embodiment. It is preferable to satisfy a relationship of L2/L1<1/9 as in thebarrel 5 according to the present embodiment. When a relationship of L2/L1<1/9 is satisfied, the second gap G2 that is the gap between thegroove forming surface 18 and the facingsurface 8 in the second facingregion 28 b can be prevented from becoming too large. In particular, when L2/L1 is larger than 1/5, the material may flow backward. - In the
barrel 5 according to the present embodiment, when a length from theboundary portion 5 b to an outer end portion in the first facingregion 28 a in the plane defined by the X axis and the Y axis is defined as L3, L3 is about 23.5 mm. L1/L3 approximates to 1.6 in thebarrel 5 according to the present embodiment. It is preferable to satisfy a relationship of L1/L3 of 1.5 or more and 2.0 or less as in thebarrel 5 according to the present embodiment. In other words, a ratio of a length of a range of the second facingregion 28 b to a length of a range of the first facingregion 28 a as viewed from the plane direction defined by the X axis and the Y axis is preferably 1.5 times or more and 2.0 times or less. This is because when the ratio is too small, it may be difficult to concentrate the material from the first facingregion 28 a to the second facingregion 28 b, when the ratio is too large, it may be difficult to concentrate the material toward the central portion Cp in the second facingregion 28 b, and such adverse effects can be prevented by setting the ratio to 1.5 times or more and 2.0 times or less. - In other words, the
boundary portion 5 b is preferably at a position satisfying a relationship indicated by the following expression (1). -
1/3≤Lb/La≤1/2.5 (1) - (La represents a linear distance from an outer end portion of the
groove forming surface 18 or the facingsurface 8 in the horizontal direction to the rotation center C of the rotation axis, and corresponds to L1+L3 inFIG. 7 . Lb represents a linear distance from the outer end portion to theboundary portion 5 b in the horizontal direction, and corresponds to L3 inFIG. 7 .) - That is, a ratio of a linear distance from an outer end portion where the
screw 4 and thebarrel 5 face each other in the horizontal direction to theboundary portion 5 b between the first facingregion 28 a and the second facingregion 28 b with respect to a linear distance from the outer end portion where thescrew 4 and thebarrel 5 face each other in the horizontal direction to the rotation center C of thescrew 4 is preferably 1/3 or more and 1/2.5 or less. This is because when the ratio is too large, it may be difficult to concentrate the material from the first facingregion 28 a to the second facingregion 28 b, when the ratio is too small, it may be difficult to concentrate the material toward the central portion Cp in the second facingregion 28 b, and such adverse effects can be prevented by setting the ratio to 1/3 or more and 1/2.5 or less. - Next, the
plasticizing device 1 according to a second embodiment will be described with reference toFIG. 8 .FIG. 8 is a diagram corresponding toFIG. 4 showing theplasticizing device 1 according to the first embodiment. Components same as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals inFIG. 8 , and a detailed description is omitted. Here, theplasticizing device 1 according to the present embodiment has characteristics same as those of theplasticizing device 1 according to the first embodiment, and has a shape same as the shape of theplasticizing device 1 according to first embodiment except for those described below. - As shown in
FIG. 8 , theplasticizing device 1 according to the present embodiment includes four rod-like heaters 7B extending in the Y axis direction as theheating unit 7, instead of thecircular heater 7A. As described above, the present disclosure can use heaters having various shapes as theheating unit 7. - Next, the
plasticizing device 1 according to a third embodiment will be described with reference toFIG. 9 .FIG. 9 is a diagram corresponding toFIG. 5 showing theplasticizing device 1 according to the first embodiment. Components same as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals inFIG. 9 , and a detailed description is omitted. Here, theplasticizing device 1 according to the present embodiment has characteristics same as those of theplasticizing device 1 according to the first embodiment, and has a shape same as the shape of theplasticizing device 1 according to first embodiment except for those described below. - As described above, in the
plasticizing device 1 according to the first embodiment, the first facingregion 28 a and the second facingregion 28 b are formed by forming the first facingsurface 8 a and the second facingsurface 8 b on the facingsurface 8. On the other hand, as shown inFIG. 9 , in theplasticizing device 1 according to the present embodiment, the first facingregion 28 a and the second facingregion 28 b are formed by forming a firstgroove forming surface 18 a and a secondgroove forming surface 18 b on thegroove forming surface 18. In other words, thegroove forming surface 18 in theplasticizing device 1 according to the present embodiment has the firstgroove forming surface 18 a located in the first facingregion 28 a and the secondgroove forming surface 18 b that is located in the second facingregion 28 b and that has an inclination angle different from an inclination angle of the firstgroove forming surface 18 a as viewed from the plane direction defined by the X axis and the Y axis. - In this manner, according to the present disclosure, the first facing
region 28 a and the second facingregion 28 b may be formed by forming the first facingsurface 8 a and the second facingsurface 8 b on the facingsurface 8, or the first facingregion 28 a and the second facingregion 28 b may be formed by forming the firstgroove forming surface 18 a and the secondgroove forming surface 18 b on thegroove forming surface 18. Further, the first facingregion 28 a and the second facingregion 28 b may be formed by forming the first facingsurface 8 a and the second facingsurface 8 b on the facingsurface 8 and by forming the firstgroove forming surface 18 a and the secondgroove forming surface 18 b on thegroove forming surface 18. - The plasticizing device according to the present disclosure, such as the
plasticizing devices 1 according to the first embodiment to the third embodiment, can also be used in an apparatus other than the three-dimensional shaping apparatus 100. Hereinafter, an embodiment of an injection molding machine including the plasticizing device according to the present disclosure will be described with reference toFIG. 10 . - An
injection molding machine 200 according to the present embodiment includes theplasticizing device 1. Theplasticizing device 1 includes thescrew 4 having thegroove forming surface 18 and thebarrel 5 having the facingsurface 8 as in theplasticizing device 1 according to the first embodiment. Theinjection molding machine 200 according to the present embodiment further includes an injection control mechanism. 210, amold unit 230, and amold clamping device 240. - The
plasticizing device 1 includes thescrew 4 and thebarrel 5. As described above, specific configurations of thegroove forming surface 18 of thescrew 4 and the facingsurface 8 of thebarrel 5 are the same as those of thescrew 4 and thebarrel 5 according to the first embodiment. Under the control of acontrol unit 250, theplasticizing device 1 plasticizes at least apart of materials supplied to thegroove 4 b of thescrew 4 to generate a paste-like melted material having flowability, and guides the melted material to theinjection unit 10. - The
injection control mechanism 210 includes aninjection cylinder 211, aplunger 212, and aplunger drive unit 213. Theinjection control mechanism 210 has a function of injecting a melted material in theinjection cylinder 211 into a cavity Cv to be described later. Theinjection control mechanism 210 controls an injection amount of the melted material from thenozzle 10 a under the control of thecontrol unit 250. Theinjection cylinder 211 is a substantially cylindrical member coupled to thecommunication hole 5 a of thebarrel 5, and is internally provided with theplunger 212. Theplunger 212 is moved inside theinjection cylinder 211, and pressure-feeds the melted material in theinjection cylinder 211 to anozzle 10 a side. Theplunger 212 is driven by theplunger drive unit 213 implemented by a motor. - The
mold unit 230 includes amovable mold 231 and a fixedmold 232. Themovable mold 231 and the fixedmold 232 are provided to face each other, and the cavity Cv that is a space corresponding to a shape of a molded product is provided between themovable mold 231 and the fixedmold 232. The melted material is pressure-fed by theinjection control mechanism 210 into the cavity Cv and is injected via thenozzle 10 a. - The
mold clamping device 240 includes amold drive unit 241 and has a function of opening and closing themovable mold 231 and the fixedmold 232. Under the control of thecontrol unit 250, themold clamping device 240 drives themold drive unit 241 to move themovable mold 231 to open or close themold unit 230. - Since the
injection molding machine 200 according to the present embodiment is provided with theplasticizing device 1 that includes thescrew 4 having thegroove forming surface 18 and thebarrel 5 having the facingsurface 8 and is the same as theplasticizing device 1 according to the first embodiment, the melted material can be stably supplied from theplasticizing device 1. Therefore, the melted material can be stably injected from thenozzle 10 a. Instead of theplasticizing device 1 that includes thescrew 4 having thegroove forming surface 18 and thebarrel 5 having the facingsurface 8 and is the same as theplasticizing device 1 according to the first embodiment, theinjection molding machine 200 may be provided with theplasticizing device 1 that includes thescrew 4 having thegroove forming surface 18 and thebarrel 5 having the facingsurface 8 and is the same as theplasticizing device 1 according to the second embodiment or the third embodiment. - The present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described above, and can be implemented in various configurations without departing from the scope of the disclosure. In order to solve some or all of problems described above, or to achieve some or all of effects described above, technical features in the embodiments corresponding to technical features in aspects described in the summary can be replaced or combined as appropriate. The technical features can be deleted as appropriate unless the technical features are described as essential in the present specification.
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